ANC hopes to clinch majority in Northern Cape as final results expected overnight

KIMBERLEY – The African National Congress (ANC) in the Northern Cape has as of 9pm on Thursday 46% of the vote, clinging to the hope they will get 60%, which is 3% more than in the 2019 election.
 
The Democratic Alliance (DA) stands at 25%, and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) at 11%, which is not much different from the previous election. The Patriotic Alliance (PA) as a newcomer is biting at the heels of the EFF.

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Traditionally, the counting of ballots in this province, the biggest geographically but smallest by population, is completed first.

Political party members and Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) officials who should be feeling fatigued by now say adrenalin keeps them awake as the last results are trickling in.

They are all eagerly awaiting the results from voting districts in John Taolo Gaetsewe and Frances Baard, where the populations are denser and support for the ANC traditionally stronger.
 
However, should the ANC’s support fall below 50%, there is a chance of a hung Parliament. 

But some opposition parties admit that for them to work together and oust the ANC would be very difficult, as their mandates differ on various key aspects.
 
Deshi Ngxanga, ANC provincial secretary, said the ANC rejected any notion that they might not get the majority.

“We should not be in a hurry to say that it will be hung Parliament. We are pretty much confident, we are very much optimistic that we will govern the provincial legislature without assistance of any political party. And that should not be construed as being arrogant, but we are pretty much sure… We've done our homework and we're still on course. So yes, we are confident that will govern it without any assistance from any other political party.”
 
IEC officials expect the final provincial results to come in during the night.